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Top papers by Abstract Accesses last month (2026-03)

Paper	Accesses
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Evolution of Political Authority in West Africa Warren C. Whatley	39
The Khohkoi Population: A Review of Evidence and Two New Estimates Sumner La Croix	37
Colonialism and development in Africa Leander Heldring, James A. Robinson	36
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	33
African Economic Growth 1900-50: Historical National Accounts for British Colonial Africa Morten Jerven	33
Historical patterns of economic growth in Africa: A review Morten Jerven	30
African Socialism; or the Search for an Indigenous Model of Economic Development Emmanuel Akyeampong	29
The Economics of Missionary Expansion: Evidence from Africa and Implications for Development Rémi Jedwab, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Alexander Moradi	29
Income inequality under Colonial Rule: Evidence from French Algeria, Cameroon, Tunisia, and Vietnam and comparisons with British colonies 1920-1960 Facundo Alvaredo, Denis Cogneau, Thomas Piketty	29
FINANCING THE AFRICAN COLONIAL STATE: THE REVENUE IMPERATIVE AND FORCED LABOUR Marlous van Waijenburg	28
Tracing the uneven diffusion of missionary education in colonial Uganda: European influences, African realities, and the pitfalls of church record data Michiel de Haas, Ewout Frankema	28
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF EAST AND WEST AFRICAN COTTON CLOTH PRODUCTION FROM THE EARLY MODERN TO THE POST-COLONIAL ERA Katharine Frederick	28

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Top papers by Downloads last month (2026-03)

Paper	Downloads
Tax Compliance under Indirect Rule in British Africa Jutta Bolt, Leigh Gardner	5
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	4
The Khohkoi Population: A Review of Evidence and Two New Estimates Sumner La Croix	3
African Economic Growth 1900-50: Historical National Accounts for British Colonial Africa Morten Jerven	3
Tax Stabilisation, Trade and Political Transitions in Francophone West Africa over 120 Years Jens Andersson	3
African Socialism; or the Search for an Indigenous Model of Economic Development Emmanuel Akyeampong	2
An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade: The Effects of an Import Ban on Cape Colony Slaveholders Igor Martins	2
The Great Divergence in South Africa: Population and Wealth Dynamics Over Two Centuries Dieter von Fintel, Johan Fourie	1
Economic Inequality in Ghana, 1891-1960 Prince Young Aboagye, Jutta Bolt	1
Was Slavery a Flexible Form of Labour? Division of Labour and Location Specific Skills on the Eastern Cape Frontier Calumet Links, Erik Green, Johan Fourie	1
The Blessings of Medicine? Patient Characteristics and Health Outcomes in a Ugandan Mission Hospital, 1908-1970 Shane Doyle, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Jacob Weisdorf	1

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Top papers by Abstract Accesses last 3 months (2026-01 to 2026-03)

Paper	Accesses
Colonialism and development in Africa Leander Heldring, James A. Robinson	108
The Khohkoi Population: A Review of Evidence and Two New Estimates Sumner La Croix	106
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Evolution of Political Authority in West Africa Warren C. Whatley	106
Tracing the uneven diffusion of missionary education in colonial Uganda: European influences, African realities, and the pitfalls of church record data Michiel de Haas, Ewout Frankema	104
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	98
FINANCING THE AFRICAN COLONIAL STATE: THE REVENUE IMPERATIVE AND FORCED LABOUR Marlous van Waijenburg	95
African Socialism; or the Search for an Indigenous Model of Economic Development Emmanuel Akyeampong	95
African Economic Growth 1900-50: Historical National Accounts for British Colonial Africa Morten Jerven	92
The Economics of Missionary Expansion: Evidence from Africa and Implications for Development Rémi Jedwab, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Alexander Moradi	92
Borders that Divide: Education and Religion in Ghana and Togo since Colonial Times Denis Cogneau, Alexander Moradi	88

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Top papers by Downloads last 3 months (2026-01 to 2026-03)

Paper	Downloads
Tax Stabilisation, Trade and Political Transitions in Francophone West Africa over 120 Years Jens Andersson	9
African Socialism; or the Search for an Indigenous Model of Economic Development Emmanuel Akyeampong	6
Tax Compliance under Indirect Rule in British Africa Jutta Bolt, Leigh Gardner	6
The Blessings of Medicine? Patient Characteristics and Health Outcomes in a Ugandan Mission Hospital, 1908-1970 Shane Doyle, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Jacob Weisdorf	6
Serving God and Mammon: The ‘Minerals-Railway Complex’ and its effects on colonial public finances in the British Cape Colony, 1810-1910 Abel Gwaindepi	6
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	6
African Economic Growth 1900-50: Historical National Accounts for British Colonial Africa Morten Jerven	5
The Great Divergence in South Africa: Population and Wealth Dynamics Over Two Centuries Dieter von Fintel, Johan Fourie	5
The Khohkoi Population: A Review of Evidence and Two New Estimates Sumner La Croix	4
Was Slavery a Flexible Form of Labour? Division of Labour and Location Specific Skills on the Eastern Cape Frontier Calumet Links, Erik Green, Johan Fourie	4

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Top papers by Abstract Accesses all months (from 2013-04)

Paper	Accesses
Colonialism and development in Africa Leander Heldring, James A. Robinson	697
Borders that Divide: Education and Religion in Ghana and Togo since Colonial Times Denis Cogneau, Alexander Moradi	675
African Economic Growth 1900-50: Historical National Accounts for British Colonial Africa Morten Jerven	630
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Evolution of Political Authority in West Africa Warren C. Whatley	619
Tracing the uneven diffusion of missionary education in colonial Uganda: European influences, African realities, and the pitfalls of church record data Michiel de Haas, Ewout Frankema	602
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	588
THE LAND-LABOUR HYPOTHESIS REVISED: WEALTH, LABOUR AND HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION AT THE SOUTH AFRICAN FRONTIER Jeanne Cilliers, Erik Green	567
Historical patterns of economic growth in Africa: A review Morten Jerven	562
FINANCING THE AFRICAN COLONIAL STATE: THE REVENUE IMPERATIVE AND FORCED LABOUR Marlous van Waijenburg	556
COLONIAL ORIGINS OF THE THREEFOLD REALITY OF MOCAMBIQUE: FISCAL CAPACITY AND LABOUR SYSTEMS Kleoniki Alexopoulou, Dacil Juif	549

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Top papers by Downloads all months (from 2013-04)

Paper	Downloads
The Great Divergence in South Africa: Population and Wealth Dynamics Over Two Centuries Dieter von Fintel, Johan Fourie	53
The Khohkoi Population: A Review of Evidence and Two New Estimates Sumner La Croix	53
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	46
Serving God and Mammon: The ‘Minerals-Railway Complex’ and its effects on colonial public finances in the British Cape Colony, 1810-1910 Abel Gwaindepi	42
Tax Stabilisation, Trade and Political Transitions in Francophone West Africa over 120 Years Jens Andersson	42
An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade: The Effects of an Import Ban on Cape Colony Slaveholders Igor Martins	40
Was Slavery a Flexible Form of Labour? Division of Labour and Location Specific Skills on the Eastern Cape Frontier Calumet Links, Erik Green, Johan Fourie	38
MINING, PATERNALISM AND THE SPREAD OF EDUCATION IN THE CONGO SINCE 1920 Dácil Juif	34
The Economics of Missionary Expansion: Evidence from Africa and Implications for Development Rémi Jedwab, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Alexander Moradi	24
Tax Compliance under Indirect Rule in British Africa Jutta Bolt, Leigh Gardner	23

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